Looking for help please. We got my daughters pony in April, and in general he is a lovely pony. However we have taken him to a couple of hunter trials and he has put his head between his legs and tanked off with her. Not only has she not been able to stop him, but she has had no steering either. She is so scared that he might trip and rolls on top of her. This doesnt happen in the arena or in a fenced show cross. Teeth are fine, and saddle is fine. When this first happened he was in a vulcan pelham bit, so have put him in a Waterford and not worked him in open fields, until Monday when we went into a large familiar field and he did it again. This time we had a hill to turn him up to slow him down, however my daughter was scared and upset again.
I was wondering if there was any thing I could do to stop him from getting his head between his legs? Or any other techniques that might stop this behaviour.
ps, we do mounted games in a snaffle and he is totally fine!!
I was wondering if there was any thing I could do to stop him from getting his head between his legs? Or any other techniques that might stop this behaviour.
ps, we do mounted games in a snaffle and he is totally fine!!